[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 237 (Monday, December 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73420-73422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29757]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-855]


Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof From the Republic of Korea: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2010-
2011

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.


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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') is conducting an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on diamond 
sawblades and parts thereof (``diamond sawblades'') from the Republic 
of Korea (``Korea''). The period of review (``POR'') is November 1, 
2010, through October 23, 2011, and the review covers three 
manufacturers/exporters: Ehwa Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd. (``Ehwa''); 
Hyosung D&P Co., Ltd. (``Hyosung''); and Shinhan Diamond Industrial 
Co., Ltd. (``Shinhan''). We preliminarily find that sales of subject 
merchandise have been made at prices below normal value.

DATES: Effective Date: December 10, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Layton or Sergio Balbontin, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0371, and (202) 482-6478, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the order is diamond sawblades. The 
product is typically imported under heading 8202.39.00.00 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). When 
packaged together as a set for retail sale with an item that is 
separately classified under headings 8202 to 8205 of the HTSUS, diamond 
sawblades or parts thereof may be imported under heading 8206.00.00.00 
of the HTSUS. Subject merchandise may also enter under heading HTSUS 
6804.21.00.00 to the scope description pursuant to a request by U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (``CBP''). Although the HTSUS headings 
are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written product 
description available in Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof From the 
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 76 FR 76128 (December 6, 2011), remains 
dispositive.

Fraud Allegation

    The petitioner, Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers' Coalition, alleges 
that Chinese and Korean producers of diamond sawblades sold subject 
merchandise in the United States bearing a false country of origin 
designation and requests that the Department take information related 
to this allegation into consideration in both the first and second 
administrative reviews. We continue to examine this allegation. The 
Department recently completed verifications in the first administrative 
review at which the facts surrounding the fraud allegation were 
examined thoroughly. We intend to release the verification reports and 
issue a post-preliminary analysis addressing the fraud allegation.

Adverse Facts Available

    Because Hyosung did not respond to our request for information, we 
determine that it is appropriate to apply ``facts otherwise available'' 
pursuant to section 776(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(``Act''). We further determine that an adverse inference is warranted 
in accordance with section 776(b) of the Act because, in failing to 
respond, Hyosung has not acted to the best of its ability to comply 
with our request for information. For further details of our decision 
to apply adverse facts available, see the ``Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum for Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the Republic of Korea'' 
(``Preliminary Decision Memorandum''), dated concurrently with this 
notice and hereby adopted by this notice. The Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via 
Import Administration's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized 
Electronic Service System (``IA ACCESS''). IA ACCESS is available to 
registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov and in the Central 
Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In 
addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly on the internet at http://www.trade.gov/ia/. The 
signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of 
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Methodology

    The Department has conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(2) of the Act. Constructed export price is calculated in 
accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value has been 
calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full 
description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Preliminary Results of Review

    As a result of this administrative review, we preliminarily 
determine that the following weighted-average percentage dumping 
margins exist for the period November 1, 2010, through October 23, 
2011:

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                                                                Margin
                    Exporter/manufacturer                      (percent)
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Ehwa Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd............................       12.25
Hyosung Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd, Western Diamond Tools        121.19
 Inc., and Hyosung D&P Co., Ltd.............................
Shinhan Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd. and SH Trading, Inc....        0.00
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    The Department will disclose to parties to this proceeding the 
calculations performed in reaching the preliminary results within five 
days of the date of publication of these preliminary results.\1\ 
Interested parties may submit written comments (case briefs) within 30 
days of publication of the preliminary results and rebuttal comments 
(rebuttal briefs) within five days after the time limit for filing case 
briefs.\2\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be 
limited to the issues raised in the case briefs. Parties who submit 
arguments are requested to submit with the argument: (1) A statement of 
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of 
authorities.
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    \1\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \2\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
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    Interested parties who wish to request a hearing, or to participate 
if one is requested, must submit a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, filed 
electronically using IA ACCESS. An electronically filed document must 
be received successfully in its entirety by the Department's electronic 
records system, IA ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time within 30 
days after the date of publication of this notice.\3\ Requests should 
contain the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of 
participants, and a list of issues to be discussed. If a request for a 
hearing is made, we will inform parties of the scheduled date for the 
hearing which will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington DC 20230, at a time and 
location to be determined.\4\ Parties should confirm by telephone the 
date, time, and location of the hearing.
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    \3\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \4\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
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    Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 
751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act, the Department will issue the final 
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review, including the results of its analysis of issues raised by 
parties in their comments, within 120 days after the issuance of these 
preliminary results.

Assessment Rates

    The Department shall determine, and CBP will assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1). Pursuant to an order issued by the U.S. Court of 
International Trade on October 24, 2011, liquidation of the entries 
covered by this administrative review is enjoined. Accordingly, the 
Department will not instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties pending 
resolution of the associated litigation.
    For any individually examined respondents whose weighted-average 
dumping margin is above de minimis, we will calculate importer-specific 
ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount 
of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total 
entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1).\5\
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    \5\ In these preliminary results, the Department applied the 
assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping 
Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and 
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final 
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012).
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    We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer-specific 
assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review is above 
de minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent). Where either the respondent's 
weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer-
specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to 
liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. 
The final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment 
of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final 
results of this review where applicable.
    The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on 
May 6, 2003. See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003) 
(``Assessment Policy Notice''). This clarification will apply to 
entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Ehwa and 
Shinhan for which these companies did not know that their merchandise 
was destined for the United States. In such instances, we will instruct 
CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is 
no rate for the intermediate involved in the transaction. For a full 
discussion of this clarification, see Assessment Policy Notice.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    Effective October 24, 2011, the Department revoked the antidumping 
duty order on diamond sawblades from Korea, pursuant to a proceeding 
under section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act to implement the 
findings of the World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel in 
United States--Use of Zeroing in Anti-Dumping Measures Involving 
Products from Korea (WTIDS402/R) (January 18, 2011). See Notice of 
Implementation of Determination Under Section 129 of the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act and Revocation of the Antidumping Duty Order on Diamond 
Sawblades and Parts Thereof From the Republic of Korea, 76 FR 66892 
(October 28, 2011), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. 
Consequently, no cash deposits are required on imports of subject 
merchandise.

Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of 
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This review and notice are in accordance with sections 751(a)(1), 
751(a)(3), and 777(i) of the Act.

     Dated: December 3, 2012.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in Preliminary Decision Memorandum

1. Fraud Allegation
2. Discussion of Methodology
    a. Application of Facts Available
    b. Adverse Facts Available
    c. Corroboration
    d. Comparison to Normal Value
    e. Product Comparisons
    f. Date of Sale
    g. Constructed Export Price
    h. Normal Value
    i. Currency Conversion

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